1982
Nabisco, North American based multinational, acquires Associated Biscuits Ltd

1983
Huyton factory in Liverpool closes

1989
Nabisco sells its UK biscuit companies including Huntley & Palmers, Peak Frean and Jacobs to BSN/Danone, a French food group

The end?
In 1991 the head office of the Jacob's Bakery move from King's Road to premises in Suttons Business Park. Jacob's stops producing biscuits under the Huntley & Palmers brand. Then, in 1996, Jacob's head office moves from Reading to Liverpool. But while H&P is no longer a Reading company, in 2004 the brand is relaunched after being sold by Danone to a new company.